Baltimore Ravens All-Pro kick returner Jacoby Jones nearly missed out on the opportunity to return home to New Orleans for his first Super Bowl. Jones was leaning toward signing with the Carolina Panthers last spring before his agent convinced him to take one more free-agent visit to Baltimore.

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Jones was impressed with Cam Newton and former Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski, and Carolina's offer was in the same neighborhood as the two-year, $7 million deal he eventually received from Baltimore. It wasn't until Jones met the respected Ravens veterans that he decided to change his allegiance.

"When I walked in the locker room, I was done. I was like, 'I'm signing,'" Jones said, via the Charlotte Observer. "How these guys act (toward) each other, it was like a family."